INTEREST IN MAORIS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4406, 25 January 1930, Page 4

INTEREST IN MAORIS.

CANADA AND UNITED STATES.

INVITATION TO SIR A. NGATA

Keen interest in educational circles in Canada and the United States in New Zealand’s native race was found by Mr. F. Milner, rector of the Waitaki Boys’ High School, during his visit last yeai\

“The Canadian Council of Education, through its secretary, Major Ney, asked ime to secure the services of Sir Apiraua Ngata as exponent of the ideals of the Young Maofri Party, -and the origin and history of the Maori race generally,” said Mr. Milner. “Similarly, in the United States, I was asked hy the Federal Commissioner of Education to give information concerning the Maori race, and especially of the Young Maolri Party, under Sir Apirana Ngata. The United States Government is anxious to obtain full information concerning the Maori and his development, because it realises that its policy of segregation for the North-Ame-rican Indian has resulted in degeneration. “I venture to suggest that Sir Ngata, owing to his qualities of leadership, his high intellectual ability and his oratorcial faculty, should be spared from New Zealand polities for a time for a trip to the Homeland via the United States and Canada, whore his explanation of his Maori policy and of the (relations between the Maori and pakeha would be welcomed with the keenest interest. I am sure that his exposition of British trusteeship for native races would he very valuable and salutary at this state of turbulency and 'instability in Imperial native administration.”